Lifetime Earnings Differences across Black and White Individuals: Years Worked Matter

Andrew Glover, Jose Mustre-del-Rio and Emily Pollard

Economic Review, 2022, vol. 108, issue no.1

Abstract: In this article, Andrew Glover, José Mustre-del-Río, and Emily Pollard go beyond point-in-time measures of earnings and examine lifetime earnings differences between Black and white individuals. They find that, on average, Black individuals earn about one-third less than white individuals over the course of their lifetimes (a difference equivalent to about $550,000), though the size of this gap varies by sex and education level. In addition, they find that differences in years worked, which are not captured by point-in-time measures, contribute substantially to earnings differences between Black and white individuals.

Keywords: labor market; wages (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J15 J3 J31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.18651/ER/v108n1GloverMustredelRioPollard

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